Egg carton



W. D. OGLESBY EGG CARTON Filed May 29. 1922 44 2 7 Aug. ML, 1923.

ATTOR/VEVJ Fatented Amiga 314, i923,

UNITED STATES [PATENT QFFEQEO WILLIAM B. OGLESJBY, F HIDDLETOWN, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE 0/. K. PAPER CUMPANY, UJF MIDDLETOK N, OHIO, A CtJRPORATIUN @l' GEEQL EGG CARTON.

Application filed may 29, 1922. Serial Ito. 564,4;99.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that-1i, WILLIAM Do Oonnsev, a citizen of the United States and a resident of Middletown, in the county of Butler and State of @hio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Egg Cartons, of which the following is ,a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part to ct this specification. V

The object of my invention is to provide a carton made from an integral blank of suitable cardboard material, which can he readily and easily folded to form protective compartments for the single eggs, in which the partitions when the carton is set up willsuitably hrace each other and the sides or the carton and resilient walls will he pro vided for each egg 1 also, provide a con- 2 strnction vflrnclri when the ends of the carton are secured together can. he easily nested for shipment with the transverse partitions opened out.

My is especially designed for the convenience the retaiier in packing of the purchaser and is Walls 1, 2, and bottom sections 3, 4-, with an intermediate portion of sections 5 and 6 adapted to told together on the score line '2' to form a central longitudinal partition for the carton. v

Integral with one of the sides 2 are a series of tongues 8 designed to form the transverse partitions to co-operate with the central partition in providing separate individual compartments for each egg. In the present instance I have designed my carton to hold a dozen eggs and in this event, as shown, there will be five of these tongues, but 0t course it will he understood that the length of the carton and the number of transverse partitions will be governed by the number of eggs the hon is designed to hold.

These tongues are provided with a longitudinal score line 9, and diagonal score lines 10, 10, and tor a short distance from the meeting point these score lines 10 the cardboard is completelv severed or out through as indicated by the tnli lines Figure This is "for convenience in folding together he outer oortion of each order that when folded together on the lines the tongues may be folded arrow the carton on the score lines caused to engage each its respective slot out longitudinal partition 5, The onter ends ends set. up er, leaving the oi the tra si s are on; o. I shown "s the side w the can ton as Wlii 9 described e l formed with is cover sect-i Q a lcover section is also nrovic 1v L i .4 n v a V y T rs together he sides 11 and with. ens nvention consists-oi certain novel flaps 19, 2C, and 21 22 and ne score lines c ction oi anlr out and scored 23 tortiese flaps are slightly diagonal in or- 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 roiding as hereinarter to as more particular nor to allow tor the fifilll'i? sides when the in drawings, I ends of the carton the bottom ction 3 1s Figure 1 is a plan view of t e hlan provided with an end Q4: 0 he S1598 and scored to oh win the proper folds the end of the carton so as to g esonie tlare 'l i to the side walls the carts 1 is erected Figure 2'is a perspective viev o and bottom section i is i ton ready use -nd formed with a similar Fi nre S is cross section on more effectively close 519 3-3 lgnr-e 2. 3 at the cpposi Figure 4 is end view of the cartons showing method o nesting for sh inent.

solvable cardboard is and A sheet of i a M shown in Figure 1%. to form side flan eta narrower v scored together,

the end flaps 24 and 25 raised, and these flaps with the end flaps 19, 21 and 27 at one end and flaps 20, 22, 26 at the other, secured together by staples 28.

The carton will then be in condition for shipment and they can be nested together as many as desired, as shown in Figure 4.

.To set -up for the separate eggs, theare all double and formed by folding together sections of the cardboard, so the walls are very resilient and hold the eggs separate from each other by these double walls under a spring tension, so that there is no danger of breakage.

Instead of fastening the. ends together with staples, of course, other equivalent means may be employed, and as already set.

forth, the cartons may be sold entirely knocked-down and fastened together at the ends by the user and generally so long as the novel princi les of my construction are involved asset orth in the claims that follow, I do not desire to be limited to the de tails of the.construction by reason of'any failure to mention obviously equivalent constructions.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is I .1. A carton formed from a single blank of suitable cardboard material cut and scored to form bottom, sides, and ends, with the bottom scored 'to fold lengthwise to form a longitudinal partition and with side extensions to form transverse partitions interlocking with the longitudinal partition to provide a series of individual compartments.

2. A carton formed from a single bank of, suitable cardboard material cut and scored to form bottom, sides, and ends, with the bottom scored to fold lengthwise to form a longitudinal partition and with side extensions, each extension ,folded lengthwise, to form transverse partitions interlocking with the longitudinal partition to provide a series of individual compartments.

3. A carton formed from a single blank of suitable. cardboard material cut and scored to form bottom, sides, and ends, with the bottom scored to fold lengthwise to form a longitudinal partition and with side extensions to form transverse partitions, the bottom fold provided with transverse slots to receive the side extension and provide a series of individual compartments. 4. A carton formed from a single blank .of suitable cardboard material cut and scored to form bottom, sides, and ends, with 4 the bottom scored to fold lengthwise to form a longitudinal partition and with side extensions, each extension folded lengthwise,

to form transverse partitions, the bottom fold provided with-transverse slots to receive the side extension and provide a. series of individual compartments.

5. A carton formed from a single blank of suitable cardboard material cut and scored to form bottom, sides, and ends, with the bottom scored tofold lengthwise to form a longitudinal partition and with side extensions to form transverse partitions interlocking with the longitudinal partition to provide a series of individual compartments, with the ends of the side extensions bearing against the opposite side wall tobraee and support the carton,

6. A carton formed from a single blank 'of suitable cardboard material cut and scored to form bottom, sides, and ends, with the bottom scored to ,fold lengthwise to form a longitudinal partition and with side extensions, each extension folded lengthwise, to form transverse partitions, the bottom fold provided with transverse slots to receive the side extension and provide a series of individual compartments, with the ends of'the side extensions bearing against the opposite side wall to brace and support the carton.

7. A carton formed from a single blank of suitable cardboard material cut and scored.

to form bottom, sides, and ends, with the end flaps flaring to forma carton wider in cross section at the top than at the bottom, and with the bottom scored to fold inwardly to form sloping walls for a double-walled partition, and said walls transversely slotted, side extensions to form tongues adapted to engage said slots to form transverse partitions with the ends of the tongues bearing against the opposite side wall to brace and support the side wall.

8. A carton. formed ,from a single blank of suitable cardboard material cut and scored to form bottom, sides, and ends, with the end flaps flaring to form a carton wider in cross section at the top than at the bottom, and with the bottom scored to fold inwardly to form sloping walls for a double-walledpartition, and said walls transversely slotted; side extensions to form tongues, each tongue folded in itself lengthwise and adapted to engage its respective slot to form transverse partitlons with the ends of the ton es hearing against the op osite side wal to brace and support the s1 e wall. v WILLIAM D. OGLE'SBY. 

